I eagerly awaited watching tonight's Dux-Red Wings game, if only to see what breaks Bettman would bestow upon the aging and injured Red Wings, to keep them in the series and away from elimination, down 2-1.
Having Tivo'd the Blackhawks game, I jumped to the Dux game live. Stopped watching the Blackhawks at end of 2nd with game tied 1-1. An entertaining game, not spectacular, but entertaining in a way that neither team makes a difference to Bettman, and so the game plays out much more organically and so you really feel like anything can happen.
As opposed to what I feared I might see in tonight's Dux game, with the Red Wings sort of facing a do or die situation. I could see Detroit going +12 on powerplays. But fortunately, Bettman's other stumbling has spared me this indignity, cuz here in LA the game is FUCKING BLACKED OUT. Versus is showing a black screen and the local cable channel that carries the Dux games is televising a meaningless Angels game instead (the ratings are undoubtedly better). They are beating the Blue Jays, by the way, by 3-0, at the end of three, in a critical game. With 132 games to play, the Jays lead the AL East by a mere game and a half over surging Boston, who have beaten the Yanks into early season submission.
Meanwhile, the Angels are mired near the basement of the AL West, awash in early season injuries (and deaths) that have depleted their starting rotation, looking up at the favored Texas Rangers, some 2 games ahead with 136 left to play.
Looks pretty desperate for both teams.
Fuck you Bettman, you sniveling piece of shit fuck. And to the idiot threatening Ovechkin, please google the commissioner's office in toronto instead. Ovechkin is exactly what the NHL needs.
And what's up with Malkin? He goes from Gagne-like to Forsberg II last game and goes crazy. He still seems susceptible to hitting, and that would be my plan, but the boy finally stepped it up last night for sure. Did you see that Gagne is getting laser eye surgery -- his contacts have been bothering him. I hope he got an out of town doctor, cuz he and/or Carter/Briere, as well as Jones and Carle all have to be dealt with.
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